raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:91489

Isolated congenital megalocornea

Synonyms: Congenital anterior megalophthalmia

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Status
active

Isolated congenital megalocornea is a genetic, non-syndromic developmental defect of the anterior eye segment characterized by bilateral enlargement of the corneal diameter (>12.5 mm) and a deep anterior eye chamber, without an elevation in intraocular pressure. It can manifest with mild to moderate myopia as well as photophobia and iridodonesis (due to iris hypoplasia). Associated complications include lens dislocation, retinal detachment, presenile cataract development, and secondary glaucoma.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated congenital megalocorneaCongenital anterior megalophthalmia
frMégalocornée isolée congénitaleMégalophtalmie antérieure congénitale
deMegalokornea, isolierte kongenitaleMegalophthalmus anterior, kongenitaler
esMegalocórnea aislada congénitaMegaloftalmia anterior congénita
itMegalocornea isolata congenitaMegaloftalmia anteriore congenita
nlGeïsoleerde congenitale megalocorneaCongenitale anterieure megaloftalmie
ptMegalocórnea congénita isolada
plIzolowana wrodzona rogówka olbrzymia= en
csIzolovaná vrozená megalokorneaKongenitální anteriorní megaloftalmie
ukІзольована вроджена мегалокорнеаВроджена передня мегалофтальмія
zh孤立型先天性巨大角膜先天性前巨眼
trİzole doğumsal megalokorneaDoğumsal anterior megaloftalmi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM309300Evalidated
ICD-10Q15.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA11.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010649Evalidated
UMLSC4518341Evalidated
GARD12648Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CHRDL1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:29861ENSG00000101938300350Xq23chordin like 122284829[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card